Oil Painting:
Varnishing:
Working with Canvas:
'AUMTUMN ON THE HUDSON REVISITED' by John O'Keefe
Composition & Materials
This was my first oil painting. I used a small 6 X 4 Canvas Board with some very inexpensive oil paints. (...I did not want to spend a lot of money on my first attempt.) This painting was not an original composition of mine. I referenced it from a portion of a painting by Thomas Doughty, one of the early Hudson River School painters, entitled "Autumn on the Hudson", painted in 1850.
This was my first oil painting. I used a small 6 X 4 Canvas Board with some very inexpensive oil paints. (...I did not want to spend a lot of money on my first attempt.) This painting was not an original composition of mine. I referenced it from a portion of a painting by Thomas Doughty, one of the early Hudson River School painters, entitled "Autumn on the Hudson", painted in 1850.
Reference Painting
(Thomas Doughty's 'Autumn on the Hudson')
- Support:
Canvas Board (with Medium Textured Cotton Canvas) - Acrylic Primed
- Size:
6 x 4 inch
- Medium:
Very cheap Oil Paints - brand unknown
- Finish:
Winsor & Newton Damar varnish
STEP-BY-STEP...
Day 1
Day 1 notes...
I painted this in layers as you can see in the attached images. First I painted the background - sky, water, mountains, and field as shown.
I painted this in layers as you can see in the attached images. First I painted the background - sky, water, mountains, and field as shown.
Day 2
Day 2 notes...
I let the painting dry for several days before adding the distant trees, shrubs, and large tree trunk.
I let the painting dry for several days before adding the distant trees, shrubs, and large tree trunk.
Day 3
Day 3 notes...
The leaves on the big tree, the house, and some additional details in the landscape came last. I was not happy with the big tree, but I was too nervous that I would ruin the whole painting, so I left it alone.
The leaves on the big tree, the house, and some additional details in the landscape came last. I was not happy with the big tree, but I was too nervous that I would ruin the whole painting, so I left it alone.
FINISHED PAINTING
"Autumn on the Hudson Revisited"
6 x 4 inch (15.2 x 10.2 cm)
Oil on Board
John O'Keefe
Spring 2007
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